Wow! Thanks for all the info folks. This is just what I was hoping for. Varied experiences from lots of different folks, and some great tips. Thanks a ton!
Wow! Thanks for all the info folks. This is just what I was hoping for. Varied experiences from lots of different folks, and some great tips. Thanks a ton!
In reply to DrBoost :
At a guess, a lot of those variations have to do with the soil the systems are buried in.
The good news is, if you run into a problem, someone on here will probably have a solution.
Out septic guy advised us that tp selection has a lot to do with how the system does. His advice was to take a sheet of your tp and put it in a cup of water overnight and see if it broke down to nothing. And that cheaper single plys are better.
My response was "eff that, we will pump more often" I like my Charmin.
In a septic tank fat oil and grease float up, undigested solids sink and the middle goes to your drain field. A tank needs to be big enough for three days retention time. So a gallon in one end should take three days to get to the other end which gives everything time to settle out. Typically a 900 or 1000 gallon tank serves a family at 100 to 150 gallons per day each for three or four people. But the longer you leave pumping, the less retention time as the solids build up and pretty soon a gallon in one end is going to the drain field the same day. Most soils plug quickly at that point and then you are replacing your system. Much cheaper to pump your tank every 2 to 3 years unless you own a farm and a backhoe.
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